Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Central Europe and the Baltics
Central Europe and the Baltics: Electricity production from hydroelectric sources was 6.4% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Central Europe and the Baltics, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Central Europe and the Baltics is 6.4%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 44.4% on the previous year and down 44.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Central Europe and the Baltics peaked at 12.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 6.4%, in 2024.
Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 45th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Central Europe and the Baltics, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.5% | — |
| 1991 | 8.8% | +16.5% |
| 1992 | 8.2% | -6.4% |
| 1993 | 8.9% | +8.6% |
| 1994 | 9.6% | +7.9% |
| 1995 | 10.5% | +9.2% |
| 1996 | 10.3% | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 10.4% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 11.3% | +8.8% |
| 1999 | 11.4% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 10.1% | -11.8% |
| 2001 | 9.9% | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 9.8% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 8.1% | -17.4% |
| 2004 | 10.0% | +23.2% |
| 2005 | 11.0% | +9.8% |
| 2006 | 10.0% | -8.7% |
| 2007 | 8.6% | -13.9% |
| 2008 | 9.2% | +7.2% |
| 2009 | 10.4% | +12.5% |
| 2010 | 12.1% | +16.7% |
| 2011 | 8.6% | -29.1% |
| 2012 | 8.5% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 10.6% | +24.6% |
| 2014 | 11.4% | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 9.9% | -13.0% |
| 2016 | 10.4% | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 9.2% | -11.5% |
| 2018 | 10.1% | +9.6% |
| 2019 | 9.4% | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 10.1% | +7.2% |
| 2021 | 10.3% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 8.6% | -17.0% |
| 2023 | 11.4% | +33.3% |
| 2024 | 6.4% | -44.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.7% | 7.5% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.7% | 8.1% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.1% | 8.5% | 12.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.4% | 6.4% | 11.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central Europe and the Baltics
- 42 Montenegro 53.1% compare
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- 44 Latvia 50.8% compare
- 45 Fiji 50.1% compare
- 46 Rwanda 49.7% compare
- 47 Luxembourg 48.9% compare
- 48 Peru 47.8% compare
More energy & mining data for Central Europe and the Baltics
- Fuel imports 8.4% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 3.0% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 2.7% (2024)
- Fuel exports 3.9% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 6.2% (2024)
- Mineral rents 0.2% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.1% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 0.8% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 13.2% (2024)
- Electric power consumption 4,751 kWh per capita (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Central Europe and the Baltics was 6.4% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from hydroelectric sources recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The highest recorded value was 12.1% in 2010.
- What is the lowest electricity production from hydroelectric sources recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.4% in 2024.
- How does Central Europe and the Baltics rank for electricity production from hydroelectric sources?
- Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 45th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from hydroelectric sources rising or falling in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Central Europe and the Baltics data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of electricity production from hydroelectric sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Hydropower refers to electricity produced by hydroelectric power plants.